Very seldom does a public servant spend 22 years catching flak from a fired-up audience for little money, no fanfare and numerous criticism.  Don Smallwood has been Hall County Planning Commission Chair and deserves our plaudits for a job well done.  He was always fair and let each side have their say before a final vote was taken.  

If you see Don on his jet ski going up the Tennessee River, on the golf course, at church or wherever, tell him thank you. 

Jack C. Bell

Gainesville